First names in Hebrew

First name Ofek: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אופק

Gematria value: 187

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ofek is written אופק

Meaning and origin

What does Ofek mean?

Meaning: "the horizon"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: ofek, “the horizon”, the line where the sky touches the earth. It is a boy's name much given today. The word is not found in the Bible: it belongs to later Hebrew.

Gematria

Ofek = 187

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אופק has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• פthe letter Pe80
• קthe letter Kuf100
• Total187

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Kuf

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Ofek, from א to ק:

אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ שִׁבְתִּי וְקוּמִי בַּנְתָּה לְרֵעִי מֵרָחוֹק׃

“You know when I sit down and when I rise up; You understand my thoughts from afar.”

Psalms 139:2

The book of your first name

Ofek, in nine pages

• Ofek, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Ofek
• Ofek, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Ofek in three answers

How do you write Ofek in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ofek is written אופק.

What is the gematria value of Ofek?
Written אופק, Ofek is worth 187: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Kuf (100).

What does Ofek mean?
The horizon (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: ofek, “the horizon”, the line where the sky touches the earth. It is a boy's name much given today. The word is not found in the Bible: it belongs to later Hebrew.